What is CVE-2022-22964?

CVE-2022-22964 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-04-11.

How severe is CVE-2022-22964?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2022-22964

VMware Horizon Agent for Linux (prior to 22.x) contains a local privilege escalation that allows a user to escalate to root due to a vulnerable configuration file.

Published 2022-04-11 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (14.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-20.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 14th percentile — 14.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Linux Kernel
VMware Horizon
VMware Horizon Agent For Linux — versions VMware Horizon Agent for Linux prior to 22.x

References

www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0012.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-22964?: CVE-2022-22964 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-04-11.
How severe is CVE-2022-22964?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.